3rd Gen F56 MINI Interior Spy Shot

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  1. Nathan

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    Car & Driver is reporting that the center speedo for the next generation MINI (F56) will lose the center speedo. There will still be a large circular display in the center of the dash. Speculation as to what it will contain besides a nav system is inconclusive.

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  2. anuppercasej

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    It just seems wrong...
     
  3. Gil-galad

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    +1. The circular center display, sticking out of the dash like a goiter, seems rather pointless in the absence of the traditional instrumentation (maybe it'd be better with the Nav display). C&D even hints that the gawd-awful steering wheel might survive. And what's with that giant fuselage of a steering column? :frown2:
     
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    #4 JackMac, Jul 3, 2012
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    Column mounted speedo shown, with crescent shaped tachometer sticking out on the left side, leaving the center dash to the Navi/Infotainment screen (or radio head unit in the base version as shown).

    Typical BMW over-engineering. It is just not in their nature to keep it simple. However, I will still probably get an F56 someday regardless. In Chili Red please :D
     
  5. grodenglaive

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    I'll miss the centre speedo because it's a really handy place to stick my TomTom. :p
     
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    The center speedo is classic. It makes the MINI stand out from other cars, interior wise.
     
  7. Motoring Magic

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    that stg wheel is butt ugly in BMW models and takes the MINI brand one step lower with the idiotic 3 cyl peugot engines-In addition to a clubvan for the shop I am gonna need a coupe for myself before the 4 cyls become extinct
     

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